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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Eater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Eater!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eater has managed to clinch.
Eater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Newman fails to land.
Newman is trying to push Eater away but Eater has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eater on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newmans head.
Eater tries to pull guard but Newman holds him up against the cage and eventually Eater drops back down to his feet.
Eater manages to pull guard.
Newman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Newman throwing strikes from guard but Eater blocks nicely.
Eater has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Newman should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Eater has tightened it up now! Newman should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jimmy Eater!
After the fight, Jimmy Eater was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a straight right hand.
Hawkins drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hawkins cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Hawkins is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jones ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jones no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.
Hawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins with a nice head shot there.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom.
Hawkins pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hawkins thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Hawkins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hawkins looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Jones is in a horrible position here. Hawkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawkins postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jones badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hawkins around the waist but Hawkins pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hawkins is the winner by TKO! Hawkins jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Hawkins!
Tyler Hawkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Pickering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Sera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Sera struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Pickering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Sera!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pickering does no damage.
Pickering tries to clinch but Sera moves away
and Sera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sam Pickering has been cut.
Sera missing with a left hand there. Pickering was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pickering displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sera throws out the jab.
Sera looks to score with a jab to the body but Pickering is just out of range.
Pickering defending well as Sera loads up on a big left hand.
Sera connects with a body shot.
Sera looks to score with a jab to the body but Pickering is just out of range.
Pickering moves in looking to clinch but Sera pushes him off.
Pickering closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sera counters with a left to the body.
Sera throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickering looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pickering throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Pickering tenderised Sera's leg. Sera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pickering lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pickering fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pickering scores with a hook to the body. Sera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sera clobbers Pickering with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pickering looks to clinch
and Sera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pickering tries to bum rush Sera with a series of wild strikes but Sera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pickering rather than just go for the knockout.
Pickering moves to clinch but Sera breaks away
letting Sera counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickering tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Sera misses.
Pickering swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sera counters with a stiff right hand.
Pickering tries to clinch up
and Pickering takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pickering looks to land a combination. Sera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pickering slips under a jab from Sera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pickering manages to avoid it.
Sera misses with an uppercut
and Pickering counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sera thinking.
Sera throws a jab but it's blocked by Pickering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pickering.
Pickering connects with a solid leg kick.
Pickering is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pickering chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pickering throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sera.
Sera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pickering buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pickering wants to clinch but Sera slips to the side
letting Sera counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sera swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickering.
Pickering wants to clinch
and Sera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sam Pickering's cut is getting worse.
Pickering moves out of range of the strikes.
Sera misses with an uppercut. Pickering saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Pickering misses.
Pickering moves in looking to clinch but Sera pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pickering fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pickering moves away.
Pickering throws a right hand that Sera ducks under and follows up with a left that Sera also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Sera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Pickering's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pickering scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sera misses with an uppercut.
Sam Pickering is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pickering blocks a jab.
Pickering lands with a nice body punch.
Pickering wants to clinch.
Pickering's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pickering duly obliges.
Sam Pickering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sera with a hook.
Pickering lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miles Sera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pickering is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pickering on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pickering wants to clinch.
Sera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pickering.
Pickering just misses with a punch to the body.
Pickering uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sera.
Pickering misses with a series of wild punches.
Pickering displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sera throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickering moves forwards but Sera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pickering thumps Sera with a low kick.
Pickering looks to score with a jab to the body but Sera is just out of range.
Pickering throws a right and a left that Sera avoids nicely.
Pickering slips a straight right by Sera.
Pickering ducks under a wild hook from Sera.
A jab from Sera misses.
Pickering closes the distance but Sera moves to the side
letting Sera counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pickering.
Sera swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sera avoids the body shot from Pickering.
A punch combination from Pickering misses.
Pickering darts in trying to clinch
and Sera counters with a stiff right hand.
Pickering connects with a leg kick. Sera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sera.
Sera lands a nice hook to Pickering's body. Pickering takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pickering fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sera throws out a loose jab but Pickering uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickering closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sera counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pickering tries to clinch up
and Sera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Sera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Pickering's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickering.
Pickering misses with the combination.
Pickering misses with a double jab.
Pickering wants to clinch
and Sera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sam Pickering's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sera thows a body shot but no joy.
Pickering tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sera counters with a stiff right hand.
Pickering is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sera looks to land a right hand but Pickering moved out of range.
Pickering tries to clinch up.
Pickering tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sera was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickering.
Pickering looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sera keeps the fight on the outside.
Pickering throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickering connects with a leg kick. Sera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pickering throws a right hand that Sera ducks under and follows up with a left that Sera also avoids with ease.
Sera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pickering misses with the combination.
Sera looks to score with a jab to the body but Pickering is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickering darts in trying to clinch
and Sera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pickering uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sera.
Pickering wants to clinch up but Sera keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Sera misses the target.
Sera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pickering lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sera circles away quickly and effectively.
Sera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pickering was well out of range. Poor timing from Sera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pickering takes one on the button.
Sera throws a hook to the side of Pickering's head but Pickering sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pickering was well out of range. Poor timing from Sera.
Pickering throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sera.
Sera misses with an uppercut.
Pickering tries to clinch there but Sera circles away.
Pickering tries to clinch but Sera moves out of range.
Pickering throws a right hand that Sera ducks under and follows up with a left that Sera also avoids with ease.
Pickering wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickering avoids the body shot from Sera.
Sera connects with the punch.
Jeez, Sam Pickering's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pickering wants to clinch
and Sera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pickering tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickering moves in looking to clinch but Sera pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickering throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sam Pickering has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pickering swings widly with a right hand
and Sera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Sera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Sera!
Miles Sera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manong Emong Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manong Emong Iv!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Emong Iv counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Emong Iv stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emong Iv. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Emong Iv's shoulder, as Emong Iv tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Emong Iv moves out of range easily.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emong Iv.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Emong Iv throws a shot to the body.
Emong Iv misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emong Iv scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Charles Silva has been cut.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emong Iv.
Emong Iv lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Emong Iv. That snapped Silva's head back.
Emong Iv misses the shot to the body.
Emong Iv jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emong Iv uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Emong Iv tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Emong Iv back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Manong Emong Iv has been cut.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Emong Iv lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Emong Iv misses the shot to the body.
Emong Iv takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva pushes Emong Iv away with a front kick.
Emong Iv looks winded!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a powerful right kick. Emong Iv tried to block low but the kick was high! Emong Iv was taken right off of his feet! Silva jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Silva!
An out of breath Charles Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slatko Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slatko Matic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slatko Matic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matic.
It looks like Devon Santos has been cut.
Santos swings for the body but Matic moves out of range.
Matic throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Matic connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Matic.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matic slips a straight right by Santos.
Matic moves out of range of the strikes.
Matic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Matic.
Matic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Matic. Beautiful body shot.
Matic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Matic slips under a jab.
Matic digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matic lands with a nice body punch.
Matic lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matic punishes Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Matic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
Oooh a lovely combination from Matic sends Santos down but not out. Matic dives into side control looking to finish.
Santos is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matic on the ground.
Matic happy to just control the position for now.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Matic is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Santos looks calm but he's in trouble here. Matic gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Santos is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Matic lets go of the hold and Santos can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slatko Matic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mochi Takeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mochi Takeru has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mochi Takeru!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Olah.
Olah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Olah wants to pass to mount but Takeru is defending the position.
Takeru tries to get to full guard but Olah has control of the leg.
Olah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Olah not doing much here.
Olah prevents Takeru from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takeru manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Olah forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takeru on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olah controlling the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Olah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Olah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Olah unloading with bombs!
Takeru is in a horrible position here. Olah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Mochi Takeru has been cut.
Olah cracks Takeru with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olah scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takeru?
Takeru is rocked!
Mochi Takeru's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mochi Takeru's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Halo Olah!
During a confident post fight interview, Halo Olah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kulot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaba Jabani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Kulot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaba Jabani!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulot misses with a body shot
and Jabani counters by clinching up.
Kulot lands a good knee to the midsection. Jabani won't want to take too many of those.
Kulot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jabani drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kulot pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kulot throws a head kick but Jabani moves out of range.
Kulot scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jabani fails with a takedown attempt.
Kulot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabani counters with a left and a right that stings Kulot.
Jabani misses with a series of wild punches.
Kulot throws a sloppy head kick and Jabani moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulot closes the distance and pushes Jabani back into the cage.
Kulot stops a takedown attempt from Jabani.
Ron Kulot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaba Jabani.
Kulot with a knee to the head.
Kulot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jabani looks winded!
Kulot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jabani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kulot lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kulot scores with a knee to the head.
Kulot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jabani's face.
Kulot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jabani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jabani is rocked!
Jabani takes a shot to the head.
Jabani is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulot finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Kulot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulot with a knee to the head.
Kulot scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kulot.
Kulot creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jabani with a big uppercut! Jabani tries to clinch up but Kulot pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jabani to the mat! Jabani covers up and Kulot unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ron Kulot!
An out of breath Ron Kulot thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cassius Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Myung Kim!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kim enables Hunter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kim manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kim's guard.
Hunter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Hunter sits in half guard.
Kim wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hunter is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is pressing down on Hunter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kim's guard.
Hunter works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kim is looking to reverse the position.
Hunter is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Hunter tries for a kimura but Kim is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hunter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kim!
Kim is looking to get to half guard.
Hunter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kim to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kim shrugs it off.
Kim is working to get back to half guard.
Hunter working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kim looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hunter! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cassius Hunter!
Cassius Hunter retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Bleu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Abelardo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Bleu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bleu throws a head kick that misses.
Bleu throws a lazy right hand but Abelardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bleu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bleu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abelardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abelardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bleu lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ramon Abelardo has been cut.
Abelardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bleu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bleu jabs Abelardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bleu slips a jab from Abelardo.
Bleu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abelardo.
Bleu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abelardo.
Abelardo looks for the body kick but Bleu saw that one coming.
Bleu cracks a nice hook into Abelardo's ribs.
Donk. Bleu catches Abelardo right on the button with a cross.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bleu's calf.
Bleu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Bleu.
Abelardo swings for the body but Bleu moves out of range.
Bleu scores with a jab. Abelardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bleu just misses with a punch to the body.
Bleu tries to land a front kick but Abelardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bleu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abelardo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bleu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleu looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bleu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Gerard Bleu has been cut.
Ramon Abelardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abelardo lands a big head kick that sends Bleu tumbling to the mat! Abelardo takes a step backwards and waves Bleu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Abelardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Bleu throws a body punch but Abelardo moves out of range.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bleu will feel that in the morning.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
Abelardo lands a head kick. Bleu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Abelardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Abelardo tenderised Bleu's leg. Bleu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bleu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abelardo lands with a good body shot.
Bleu blocks a jab.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.
Abelardo throws a wild body kick that Bleu sees coming a mile off.
Abelardo scores with a head kick.
Abelardo misses with a body shot.
Bleu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abelardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abelardo.
Abelardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abelardo throws out a loose jab but Bleu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abelardo slips under a jab from Bleu.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Bleu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
Bleu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abelardo can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bleu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bleu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Abelardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo moves away from the strike by Bleu.
Bleu misses the shot to the body.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abelardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Nice body kick there by Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bleu's calf.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bleu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abelardo.
Bleu is breathing heavily.
Abelardo keeps Bleu at a distance using the push kick.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bleu in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a front kick that sends Bleu stumbling back into the cage.
Abelardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abelardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abelardo.
Bleu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abelardo. Abelardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Abelardo cracks a nice hook into Bleu's ribs.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bleu.
Abelardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleu. That did some damage!
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abelardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bleu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bleu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramon Abelardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bleu misses with a wild body shot.
Abelardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Bleu off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abelardo. That's going to slow Bleu down.
Bleu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Bleu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bleu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abelardo - the referee stops the clock and Bleu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abelardo. Bleu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
Good leg kick by Abelardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bleu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abelardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleu can do to turn this around?
Bleu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abelardo can pounce on him.
Bleu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abelardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bleu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abelardo connects with a high kick.
That has opened up Gerard Bleu's cut even more.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abelardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Abelardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Abelardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws the kick towards the body but Bleu avoids it.
Abelardo misses with a looping right.
Bleu misses with a combination
and Abelardo counters with a nice body kick.
Abelardo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bleu should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Bleu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bleu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abelardo. Abelardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Abelardo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bleu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abelardo - the referee stops the clock and Bleu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abelardo. Bleu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bleu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abelardo has got the better of the exchanges.
Abelardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bleu's sensitive parts.
Abelardo throws a hook but Bleu blocks it.
Bleu lands with a straight right. Abelardo didn't see that one coming.
Abelardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bleu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abelardo.
Bleu lands with a good body shot.
Bleu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abelardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bleu.
Bleu misses with a looping right.
Bleu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bleu if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bleu will feel that in the morning.
Abelardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abelardo scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abelardo. That's going to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Abelardo pushes Bleu away with a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Bleu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abelardo lands a nice looking body kick.
Abelardo throws a nice head kick!
Abelardo delivers a nice body kick.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bleu.
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bleu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo lands with a straight right. Bleu didn't see that one coming.
Abelardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bleu thows a body shot but no joy.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Abelardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Abelardo lands a front kick.
Bleu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abelardo rather than just go for the knockout.
Abelardo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bleu in the body.
Abelardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bleu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bleu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abelardo tries to land a front kick but Bleu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bleu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bleu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo throws a chopping leg kick but Bleu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Bleu misses
and Abelardo counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abelardo - that will leave a mark!
Abelardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bleu takes a step back to recover.
Abelardo throws a front kick that sends Bleu stumbling back into the cage.
Abelardo throws a head kick that misses.
Abelardo connects with a jab.
Abelardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
Abelardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Abelardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bleu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bleu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crunch! Abelardo slams his shin into Bleu's torso.
Bleu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abelardo with a hook.
Abelardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws the left hand but Bleu avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abelardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abelardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bleu.
Abelardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abelardo avoids the body shot from Bleu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Abelardo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Abelardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bleu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abelardo's hands.
Abelardo avoids a kick to the body.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abelardo misses with a low kick.
Abelardo moves out of range as Bleu throws a body kick.
Abelardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Abelardo.
Bleu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abelardo.
Bleu cracks Abelardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Abelardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo lands a jab to the nose.
Bleu works the jab nicely.
Bleu misses with a two punch combination.
Bleu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bleu takes a swing at Abelardo's ribcage but misses.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abelardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Abelardo.
Bleu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abelardo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bleu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick from Abelardo.
Bleu defending well as Abelardo loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abelardo.
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bleu's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bleu. Abelardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abelardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bleu loads up on a big right hand but Abelardo slips the punch.
Abelardo slips a jab from Bleu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleu swings for the body but Abelardo moves out of range.
Abelardo cracks the inside of Bleu's front leg.
Bleu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Abelardo delivers a nice body kick.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo throws a body punch but Bleu moves out of range.
Bleu throws a body punch but Abelardo moves out of range.
Bleu looks to score with a jab to the body but Abelardo is just out of range.
Abelardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Abelardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bleu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abelardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abelardo slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo looks for the body kick but Bleu saw that one coming.
Abelardo thumps Bleu with a low kick.
Abelardo looks to land a body kick but Bleu moved away.
Abelardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Bleu throws a push kick but Abelardo slaps the foot to one side.
Bleu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abelardo.
Bleu misses with an uppercut. Abelardo saw that one coming.
Bleu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
Bleu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abelardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abelardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abelardo scores with a push kick.
Bleu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Abelardo had his way with Gerard Bleu in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Abelardo scores with a nice body kick.
Bleu misses with a looping left.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
Bleu takes a swing at Abelardo's ribcage but misses.
Bleu throws a lazy right hand but Abelardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Abelardo tenderised Bleu's leg. Bleu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abelardo.
Abelardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleu. That did some damage!
Abelardo thuds his shin into the meat of Bleu's side.
Bleu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bleu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bleu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Bleu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A slapping leg kick lands for Abelardo.
Abelardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bleu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abelardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleu. That did some damage!
Bleu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abelardo throws a leg kick which misses Bleu's front leg but catches the back leg as Bleu tries to avoid it.
Bleu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abelardo looks to land a body kick but Bleu moved away.
Abelardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bleu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abelardo. Abelardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bleu misses with a body kick.
Bleu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abelardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bleu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Bleu off balance momentarily.
Bleu throws the kick towards the body but Abelardo avoids it.
Abelardo throws a push kick but Bleu slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abelardo thumps Bleu with a low kick.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abelardo, right into the meat.
Bleu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bleu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abelardo.
Bleu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abelardo manages to avoid it.
Abelardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
Abelardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abelardo.
Bleu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abelardo. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
Abelardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramon Abelardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abelardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abelardo!
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abelardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abelardo cracks the inside of Bleu's front leg.
Abelardo throws a front kick that sends Bleu stumbling back into the cage.
Abelardo staying out of range there.
Abelardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bleu throws out the jab.
Abelardo pushes Bleu away with a front kick.
Bleu swings for the body but Abelardo moves out of range.
Abelardo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bleu in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo thows a body kick. Bleu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abelardo scores with a leg kick.
Abelardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bleu.
Abelardo tries to land a leg kick but Bleu saw it coming and moves away.
Bleu throws a jab but it's blocked by Abelardo.
Abelardo feints and then cracks Bleu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleu down.
Abelardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bleu moves out of range of the body kick from Abelardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bleu throws a head kick that misses.
Abelardo looks for the body kick but Bleu saw that one coming.
Abelardo avoids the head kick by Bleu.
Gerard Bleu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bleu looks to land a body kick but Abelardo moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Abelardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abelardo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:43
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Abelardo!
Ramon Abelardo retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ramon Abelardo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Gerard Bleu had this to say: 'I cannot believe it. He hasn't hurt me at all. It was an accident.'.
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